Dollar for dollar, pound for pound, there is no more entertaining NCAA football team so far this season than Appalachian State. In the opening loss to UNC, App State put up 40 points – in the 4th quarter. They lost 63-61 but Holy Smokes what a game. Then last weekend they traveled to Texas A&M, where they got paid (fans will be happy to tell you this) $1.5 million and knocked off the Aggies. This weekend might have topped those stunners. After the A&M upset, ESPN pulled Game Day from A&M, where it was supposed to be Saturday, shifting it to Boone instead. ASU played Troy and, with perhaps a bit of an emotional hangover, trailed late 28-24 when Duke transfer Chase Brice whiffed on 4th down on the two yard line with just 1:13 left. But hold the phone! App State got a safety on the next play to cut the lead to two and got the ball back with 15 seconds left. Troy State played solid defense on the series, but on the last play, with :02 left, Brice got a pass off to a receiver who was at about the five yard line – and completely surrounded.…
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YouTube Gold: Appalachian State's Miraculous Finish – Duke Basketball Report
